Barrette.



M. E. THORNTON.

` BARRETTE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I8, |915 .1,174,53-'1- l Patented Mar. 7,1916.

atroz/umg MARY E. THORNTON, 0F JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI.

BARRETTE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar- 7, 191 6.

Application led .Tune 18, 1915. Serial No. 34,789.

Z 'o au fro/tom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, MARY E. THORNTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jefferson City, in the county of Cole and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrettes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements iu` toilet articles, and more specifically to barrettes.

The object of my invention is to provide a barrette that will retain a position relatively closev to the head of the wearer, the n invention consisting of the means for accomplishing this result. It is a well-knownfact that `barrettes of the ordinary construction, or even with a comb attachment will not retain the desired position. The weight of the barrette causes it to fail in its double purpose as an ornament and a device for retaining the short strands of hair at the back of the head.l A pin retained barrette is ineicient and a comb does 4not mesh suiiiciently with the hair, but only adds weight, l which causes'it to assume a horizontal instead of a substantially vertical position as intended. 'By my bristle arrangement, I have overcome these defects and have vproduced a device'which accomplishes the desired result.

- Gther objects of this invention not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the detailed description and .drawings forming' a part of this speciiication.- y

Furthermore, this invention consists in the novel arrangement and combination of parts more particularly described in the following specification and embodied in the claims appended hereunto and forming a part of this application.

Referring now to thel drawings, whichare merely illustrative of my invention, Figure 1 isy a rear elevation of my barrette. Fig. 2 isan'edge elevation of thefsame.

f `Referring further to the drawings, wherein similar reference characters designate' similar parts throughout the v respective views, 1f designates the body portion of my barrette, preferably arc-shaped along the length thereof, which may be of any `fanciful design, while 2 is a conventional type `of pivoted pinv fastener mounted thereon. Atv

a certain point upon the rear face of said body" portion I provide aplate member 3 having a plurality of bristles 4 mounted in the face thereof and projecting rearwardly from the rear facel of said body portion, and disposed substantially at right angles thereto. It is obvious that as the pin is inserted through the hair and theb'ody portion of the barrette is brought into engagement therewith, the bristles will mesh with the hairv and forma substantial anchorage for the barrette by reason of the peculiar rough stem of the'bristles secured' thereto.

The utility, adaptibility, and advantages of my improved form of barrette being ob-A .vious, it is unnecessary to] 'further enlarge upon the same herein.

Having now described and pointed out `f tial, nor do I restrict' myself to the eXact de-4 tails of'construction shown'and described, but mean and intend to claim all equivalents and variations thereof not departing lin principle from my invention, and' falling within the purview of the appended claims.

Vhat I claim as my invention and desir to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A barrette consisting of a portion, and a plurality of bristles mounted upon said body portion.

2. In a barrette, in combination, a body body portion, i a pivoted pin catch mounted upon saidbody sov portion of any suitable design, -a pin catch Q- inounted-'upon the rear. face of said body portion, and a plurality of bristles mounted at a certain point upon the rear face of said Zbody portion and-disposed substantially atright angles thereto., r

' 43. The combination with afgbarrette, 'of' a bristle-studded member mounted upon thel rear face of saidbarrette-j In testimony whereof I aiiix lmyl'signature hereto.

MARY E. THORNTON. 

